Spotlight | France, Germany, Italy
Germany and Italy come to forefront at global intelligence summits

Italy
Cy4Gate tries to contain the fall-out caused by recent revelations about new subsidiary RCS Lab

Italian cyber intelligence company Cy4gate has been caught unaware by recent reports about the activities of RCS Lab, the legal interceptions company it has just taken over.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Abu Dhabi and Riyadh compete to rescue Egyptian economy

To help President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi through Egypt's financial crisis, Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund has announced a series of investments in Egyptian companies, following the lead of Abu Dhabi's ADQ. The two Gulf states are jostling to take the lead on providing financial support to Cairo.

The Tech Times
Hagenah joins HackerOne tech council, Nachmani moves from ACE Labs to Nanolock, Infodas lands German frigate contract, Group-IB's Jurcenoks goes solo

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of technical intelligence providers.

San FranciscoFormer Finfisher tech director Alexander Hagenah joins HackOne's tech council.

HerzliyaErez Nachmani moves from ACE Labs to NanoLock Security.

CologneInfodas to provide cyber defences for new German frigates.

SacramentoEx-Group-IB cybersecurity chief sets up his own consulting firm

France, UAE
Reem Lababidi crafts Franco-Emrati cyber contracts

Reem Lababidi, a UAE cyber deals specialist, is taking on new French companies looking to export to the Middle East, where defensive and offensive capacities are much in demand.

France
Deveryware taken to French employment tribunal by Oak Branch founder Fanch Francis

Fanch Francis, founder of big data analytics company Oak Branch, claims that he was forced out of the company after it was taken over by Deveryware.

Spotlight | France
Paris cyber investment sector goes into expansion mode

Private sector investment in the cyber sector was long the poor relation in the French ecosystem. Now it is starting to develop as new players come into the market.

France
Temno, French ally of Italian cyber-intelligence expert Cy4gate, starts hunt for clients

Temno, a new French company specialising in data analysis, has been prospecting for French clients in recent weeks. In addition to offering its own technologies, it represents Italy's Cy4gate in France.

Europe
Contract-hungry industry tries to weigh in as Interpol charts standards for anti-drone measures

Interpol will soon be issuing its first recommendations on anti-drone measures. The industry is involved in this process that will structure the global market, and is trying to make its voice heard.

France
French cyber partners Roussely and Taleb continue to grow their empire

French cyber veterans Bernard Roussely and Alexandre Taleb are quietly building themselves a small empire in France, Lebanon and Switzerland via the firms Euler Technology Solutions and Beware Cyberlabs.

Europe
Cy4gate picks up speed in race to become interceptions leader in Italy and beyond

Cyber specialist Cy4gate is taking over its competitor RCS Lab thanks to funding from Italian investment company The Equity Club. This acquisition should become a springboard for international expansion.

Germany
Berlin in two minds about curbing cyber freedom or fostering cyber industry

While backing more restrictive European directives on the export of dual-use technologies, including cyber tools, for which a political deal [...]

The Chamber of Commerce gets down to business in Paris

On 9 June, the embassy of Burkina Faso hosted an event for business leaders and journalists to promote the 7th edition of the country's Africallia forum.